What is the meaning of the statement: “... and he placed his hands, neither spreading them nor clenching them ...”?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you, I am confused by the interpretation of the statement: Sahih al-Bukhari 828.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... his arms.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And also the statement “neither spreading them” ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : “Neither spreading them” means spreading the fingers ...
The Shaykh : This is clarified by the other Sunnah, and this is what the commentators mentioned, may Allah preserve them, yes?
The questioner : ... on his hands in general?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : This is known from the context, yes?
he placed both his hands on the ground with the forearms away from the ground and away from his body
وضع يديه غير مفترش ولا قابضهماThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... his arms.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And also the statement “neither spreading them” ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : “Neither spreading them” means spreading the fingers ...
The Shaykh : This is clarified by the other Sunnah
Neither spreading his arms nor clenching them
غير مفترش ذراعيه ولا قابضهماThe questioner : ... on his hands in general?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : This is known from the context, yes?